Emory or Tulane....ugh

fallenchemist
Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:22:48 +0000

Well, I have to say 10K extra of debt for 4 years, 16K total wouldn’t be a deciding factor for me. Emory sounded like a better fit for you from your prior posts, except for the engineering issue, and now the money is much less of a problem. You should go where your intuition is taking you, and that sounds like Emory. And you know this is unbiased, because you also know I would rather see you at Tulane. But if I am right about where your instincts are, then that is what you should do.

I would only say that there will be lots of kids at Tulane that won’t want to party so much and will not be big on drinking (one of them lives in my house right now), so despite the reputation you will be able to find plenty at Tulane that doesn’t involve doing that all the time. You know the other things I think are strong about Tulane (BME and business both very good), but obviously Emory is a great school. Go where you think you will be happiest, 16K debt out of school (if it is debt you are talking about, maybe you can just pay it) doesn’t seem that bad. But if money is that tight for you and your family, then keeping the money and having engineering at Tulane as an option might be best. I am confident you would find friends that matched your personality. OK, I just switched sides, didn’t I? I guess it depends on how important that money is and how much you want to have engineering as an option, at least.